Festivities

Our joy school group went to a nearby pumpkin patch last week. I told the kids we didn't need to pick out any more pumpkins because we grew so many in our garden this year, but in the end I let them use their hard earned money to each pick out a few teeny tiny ones. Can't go to a pumpkin patch and not get a pumpkin, silly mom! They had a little petting zoo and Miles had his heart set on buying the black bunny and his cage with his $1. Gwen loved the goats the most. We walked through a corn maze, climbed a hay bale tower, and found all sorts of cool pumpkins. Good day.


Richie's folk's ward put on a little Halloween carnival so I took the kids in their dress up pile costumes. By far the favorite was eating the donuts off a string. Gwen forgot the whole "no hands" rule immediately and just went for it. Miles on the other hand tried diligently, but got so frustrated, we told him it was ok to use his hands.


We're getting into the spirit of things around here! We even lit a fire last night! If you had lived in our house the past year, you would know what a big deal that is. This whole ordeal deserves it's own post, and maybe I'll get around to it once it's all cosmetically how we like it, mantel and all. But for now, our fireplace is in working condition and we've been mesmerized by flames since last night. So happy! Pictures later.